Markus Reuter – Live in Pomona 2016

released November 18, 2016 | Performed and recorded live on
August 9 2016 during the radio show “Digital Dreams”, hosted by Mark
Dickson on WLFR. Stockton University, Pomona, NJ, USA.
Available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from Iapetus Records.
Presented here in its entirety, unedited and thus with some small
audio flaws, but split into 3 sections because of file size limitations.credits
Markus Reuter: Instant composition, Touch Guitars® AU8, Processingwww.markusreuter.com
Recorded and mastered by Markus Reuterwww.unsung-productions.com
Cover artwork by an unknown artist
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Driver and support: George “G$” Bley

Unitopia was an Australian music group using progressive rock as a framework, but also including elements of world, classical, jazz, hard rock, and groove.Unitopia is the rare case of prog from "down under". The band was formed
by Mark Trueack (vocals) and Sean Timms (keyboard, guitar) after they
were introduced by a mutual friend who saw that the two had similar
tastes in music and the story goes that as soon as Timms heard Trueack
sing, he knew they had to do something together. They released their
first album, "More Than A Dream" in 2005 after spending 8 years on the
albums, and have since been working on material for their second album
"The Garden", which was recently released after 3 years of writing,
recording and mastering. The band's influences stretch all across the
progressive scope and make for a very intriguing sound that has one foot
in "retro"-70s style progressive while still being able to sound like
other artists in the modern progressive scene. They have a rather large
sound to them, which is no doubt helped by their 6-member roster
(including Matt Williams (guitar), Monty Ruggiero (drums), Shireen
Khemlani (bass) and Tim Irrang (percussion)). They mix a combination of
Flower Kings-like symphonic qualities with the soul of Ladder-era Yes
and Trueack's unique vocals to make the brunt of their sound.
Sean Timms has started a new band, "Southern Empire", since the dissolution of Unitopia.

Your Wilderness, their 11th studio album, showcases the band
performing without any inhibitions providing a springboard for the
ongoing creative growth of The Pineapple Thief.
For the first time, The Pineapple Thief has brought in several
special guest performers. “Since our last album Magnolia, the most eye
catching change is obviously having Gavin Harrison contribute
drums throughout the album” explains Bruce Soord. “This has not only
redefined our sound but also redefined how we approached the songs as a
band. Gavin’s drumming is technically brilliant but also incredibly
musical, and it inspired all of us to raise our game. I’ve also
rediscovered my progressive roots in terms of song-writing and
arrangement. Added to that, we were lucky enough to have John Helliwell from Supertramp contribute some beautiful clarinet parts and Geoffrey Richardson (Caravan) provided a string quartet. We were also joined by a lovely 4 piece choir and to cap it all off, my friend Darran Charles (Godsticks)
added some jaw dropping guitar playing… You’ve never heard a The
Pineapple Thief album like this one! I am convinced people will love
this record as much as we do.”
Carl Glover’s thought provoking collection of photographs perfectly
compliment the concept of the album, something which Soord is tight
lipped about. “It should reveal itself to the listener and be open
to interpretation. I don’t want what it means to me to influence how it
affects you”.
Your Wilderness was recorded entirely by the band with the exception
of the drums, which Gavin Harrison produced & engineered at his own
studio. The string quartet which was recorded at Geoffrey’s own studio
in Canterbury. The album was mixed and produced by Bruce Soord and Steve
Kitch with mastering duties also carried out by Steve. There will be a
special lossless 5.1 surround mix available with the special edition
mixed by Bruce.
Seen as one of the most vital rock bands the UK has produced over the
last two decades, The Pineapple Thief was formed in 1999 by founder and
chief songwriter Bruce Soord. The band has steadily evolved and refined
it’s sound with the bass playing of Jon Sykes and the production and
keyboards of Steve Kitch now so integral to the sound. “After so many
years, The Pineapple Thief has become way bigger than the sum of its
parts.” explains Soord.“The new album was a joy to make. More so than any other The
Pineapple Thief album before it. Everything came together so
effortlessly and I think this comes across when you hear the record.”
Bruce Soord has also collaborated with the likes of Wisdom of Crowds
(with Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse), Katatonia (joining the band on its 2014
acoustic European tour), and has created 5.1 remixes for artists such
as Opeth, TesseracT, Tim Bowness and Katatonia. Soord also released his
debut self titled debut solo album through Kscope in 2015.
The Pineapple Thief is currently booking a European tour for late 2016 and planning live shows in USA / CanadaYour Wilderness will be released by Kscope on CD, LP, digitally and as a special deluxe 12” hardback book.